What this code covers
Workers in this unit group plan and carry out the necessary operations to grow and harvest crops other than rice, corn, sugarcane, vegetables, field legumes, rootcrops, sugarcane and coconut for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets. Their tasks include: a) determining the kinds and amounts of other crops to be grown; b) purchasing seeds, fertilizer and other supplies; c) renting or investing in land and land improvements, buildings, working animals, equipment and machinery; d) performing farm operations such as land preparation, sowing, planting, cultivating and harvesting fiber crops; e) storing and carrying out some basic processing of fiber crops; f) tending working animals and maintaining farm buildings, machinery and equipment; g) delivering or marketing farm products. Examples of the occupations classified here: Garlic/onion (and other spices) farmer, Black pepper farmer, Ginger farmer, Tobacco farmer, Cotton farmer, Abaca farmer, Jute farmer, Sisal farmer, Ramie farmer